Volume 66 Week of September 29, 2013 Number 39 Office: Prayer Line:

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1 First Baptist Church Montgomery Beacon bring them in...build them up...send them out Volume 66 Week of September 29, 2013 Number 39 Regional Youth Choir Festival Sunday, September 29 :: 6:15 pm Office: Prayer Line:

2 2014 Proposed Budget Church will vote on the budget without discussion during both morning worship services on Sunday, October 6. Special Mission Offering Goals 2014 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering $210, Annie Armstrong Easter Offering $105, Kathleen Mallory Offering $7, Operating Budget 2014 I. Missions $901, II. Pastoral/Outreach Ministry $51, III. Education $286, IV. Music Ministry $69, V. Promotion $73, VI. Business/Services Ministry $224, VII. Building & Equipment $1,249, VIII. Employee Compensation $1,912, IX. Employee Benefits $540, X. Capital Budget $1,000, Total Proposed Church Budget for 2014 $6,310, Budget Receipts in excess of $6,310, will be divided as follows: 10% to FBC Community Ministries 40% to Mission Causes 50% to Debt Reduction Copies of the budget are available on the tables in the main sanctuary foyers or by visiting Give to the Kathleen Mallory State Missions Offering. Our offering goal is $6,500. FBC Faithfulness Sunday, September 22, 2013 Attendance Bible Fellowship Enrollment 4752 Bible Fellowship Attendance 1760 Weekly Attendance 2235 Discipleship Attendance 1399 Offering Required Weekly $118, Received Sunday $200, Required To Date $4,494, Received To Date $4,306, Building Fund Sunday $ Building Fund to Date $67, Kathleen Mallory Offering $1, Gateway to Restoration (Nehemiah Project) $262, Under Budget $187,687.50

3 GOD S CALL ON YOUR LIFE A WOMEN S REVIVAL 2 Timothy 1:8-9 Praise, Worship, & Teaching with Tanya Mc Lemore EVERY MONDAY NIGHT IN OCTOBER 6:30 TO 8:00PM FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH STAKELY SANCTUARY MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA Ministry Announcements Preschool Ministry Join us for Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) on Tuesday, October 8 from 9:30 to 11:30 am. For more information, contact Erin Hutchinson or Laura Foreman at montgomerymops@gmail.com. Children s Ministry FBC Family Fest is scheduled for Sunday, October 27 from 4:00 to 6:00 pm in the Perry Street lot. We need lots of candy for Family Fest. Please bring a bag of candy and place it in one of the bins in the main sanctuary foyers by Sunday, October 20. For more information, contact Glen Leathers at or gleathers@montgomeryfbc.org. Student Ministry Start the school year off right...join us at Powerhouse each Wednesday from 6:30 to 7:45 pm in the youth center and refuel your faith. Parents, sign up for the Student Ministry Weekly Parent by sending your address to rmccrory@montgomeryfbc.org. Juniors and Seniors, sign up for the 2014 Spring Break Mission Project to Jacmel, Haiti on Friday, March 21 through Thursday, March 27. For more information or to sign up, contact Caleb Farrow at or cfarrow@montgomeryfbc.org, Russell McCrory at or rmccrory@montgomeryfbc.org, or Ann Amster at or ann@childrens-hope.com. College Ministry Join us for GROW, a free dinner and Bible Study for college students, each Tuesday from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at 5600 Woodside Circle. For more information, visit Senior Adult Ministry JOY Singers Rehearsals continue each 2nd and 4th Thursday at 10:00 am in the Stakely Music Suite. New members are welcome! For more information, contact Kenny Hoomes at or khoomes@montgomeryfbc.org. First Family Dinner Wednesday, October 2 No reservations required! (This applies to all Wednesday night meals until further notice.) Adult & Children s Meal: Spaghetti, Salad, Bread and Dessert Adult Family Meal $5; Child s Meal (12 & under) $3 Maximum Family Amount $20 (immediate family only)

4 Music Ministry Our Sanctuary Choir has begun preparations for the 2013 Living Christmas Tree on December 13-15! Now is the time to join and be part of this wonderful experience. The choir rehearses on Wednesdays at 6:35 pm and leads in worship each Sunday morning. Join us this Wednesday at 6:35 pm in the Roper Choir Suite, located just behind the fellowship hall. For more information, contact Donna Haney at or Missions Ministry There will be a Zaza Mission Projects Interest Meeting on Sunday, September 29 at 4:00 pm in room 443. Come learn how to get involved in reaching out to the Zaza people of Central Asia. For more information, contact Brian Gay at or briang@montgomeryfbc.org. The Amy Cooper Multi-Focus Group will meet on Monday, October 14 at 11:30 am in the hospitality room at the Huff Building. This handson meeting will be led by Regina Mayton and Lanelle Huff. We will assemble plates of food for MACOA to use in emergency situations for the aging. Our hostesses are Irene Hughes and Ellen Rooke. Please bring your own sandwich. All ladies are invited to participate. For more information, contact Jane Burdeshaw ( or janebhaha@knology. net) or Karen Quimby ( or kjquimby@knology.net) Join us on Saturday, October 19 through Monday, October 21 for the Zaza Alliance Conference. Come hear current updates from the field as well learn how you can be a part of bringing hope to the unreached Zaza people of Central Asia. For more information, contact Richard Alford at ralford@elmore.rr.com or Brian Gay at or briang@montgomeryfbc.org. Churchwide News & Events New Members By Baptism Mr. Scott Loftis Jack Loftis Sam Loftis 3348 Drexel Road Montgomery, AL Savanah Perdue 130 Athenian Court Wetumpka, AL By Letter Mr. Patrick Perdue Colton Perdue 130 Athenian Court Wetumpka, AL Mr. Jerry Bryan Mrs. Jerry Bryan (Lovie) 5932 Carmichael Road Montgomery, AL Ms. Christina Ciniglio Miss Katie Langer 2415 Promwood Loop, Apt 4 Montgomery, AL Mrs. Scott Loftis (Stephanie) 3348 Drexel Road Montgomery, AL Mr. Matthew Owen 8930 Crosswind Circle, Apt 102 Montgomery, AL Ms. Carolyn Rigsby 3210 Montezuma Road Montgomery, AL Our Church Family If you would like to add someone to the prayer list, contact Carolyn Bryan at Sympathy Extended to Mr. & Mrs. Bob Howard (Libby) in the death of his uncle Mr. & Mrs. Burt Martin (Carolyn) in the death of her step-mother Mr. & Mrs. Lee Meriwether (Carrie) in the death of his mother, Betty Meriwether Baptist South Thomas Hancock Jackson Sharon McGee Joanne Bush Pat Atkins HealthSouth Jim Strickland Congratulations Extended to Mr. Soo Seok Yang & Mrs. Doh Ah Kim in the birth of a son Ministerial Staff Birthdays Patti Shoemaker (September 29) Please join us for a Solemn Assembly for the October GODfest Women s Revival on Monday, September 30 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm in Stakely Sanctuary.

5 Fall 2013 FBC Discipleship Classes For a complete list visit Nearly/Newlywed Class Sundays, September 22 November 3 9:45 am A401 Join us for this six-week course to build a foundation for a Christ-centered marriage. It is designed for couples who will soon be married or couples who have recently been married. The topics are chosen to confront issues married couples face early in their marriage and provide practical and biblical solutions. Facilitated by Jeff & Donna Haney and our Marriage Team. Love and Respect (Marriage 2 Marriage Seminar) Sundays, September 22 November 10 5:00 pm B409 Do you want to feel closer as a couple? Do you want to experience marriage as God intended no matter how long or short a period of time you have been married? Join us for this DVD series based on the best selling book, Love and Respect featuring author Emerson Eggerichs. Class includes an individual workbook and minimal homework. Facilitated by Mike & Pam Newman. Islam Through the Eyes of a Christian Sundays, September 22 October 13 5:00 pm 443 We will explore the major beliefs and practices of Islam with attention to the major sects. Primary attention will be given to concepts of deity, humanity, salvation, ethics, world view, and missionary outreach. Students will receive a working vocabulary of Islamic terms. Facilitated by Richard Alford. Ladies Bible Study: The 7 Experiment (Jen Hatmaker) Mondays, October 14 December 16 6:00 pm 410 South Perry Street Are you possessed by your possessions? Does your stuff own you? Are you finding that more isn t always better? Is abundance holding you back from something greater? Let s stage a mutiny against excess in the areas of food, clothes, possessions, media, waste, spending and stress. The cost is $10. Facilitated by Kathy Cooper. First Baptist Montgomery is building a Member-to-Member Online Business Directory, to create a friendly, community-building tool, linking FBC members looking for goods and services with other members providing those goods and services. If you would like to be listed in this directory, please visit www. montgomeryfbc.org/business-directory and register your business. Begins Wednesday, October 16 judgment-house.com Located at 3987 Eastern Boulevard (Old Circuit City) at the corner of Eastern Blvd. and Troy Hwy. In Montgomery TowneCenter, near Longhorn Steakhouse and Winn Dixie. For more information or to volunteer, contact Brian Gay at or briang@montgomeryfbc.org. Operation Christmas Child National Collection Week November We need you to make our FBC Relay Center a success. Young people and adults, if you would like to join our team, please contact Ben Hulsey at ebjhulsey@gmail.com or

6 Volunteer Opportunity of the Week: Sunday School Records Volunteer Volunteers are needed to help with Sunday School records on Sunday mornings. For more information, contact Chuck Ashley at or This week at FBC Montgomery For the complete calendar, visit Sunday, September 29 Mission Project: Haiti 8:30 Worship Service 9:45 Bible Fellowship Classes Nearly/Newlywed Class 11:00 Worship Service 2:30 Regional Youth Choir Festival Rehearsal 4:00 Zaza Mission Projects Interest Meeting 4:30 ABCs of Evangelism Experiencing God 5:00 Discipleship Classes 6:15 Worship Service Monday, September 30 Mission Project: Haiti 9:00 English as a Second Language 5:00 Sanctuary Handbells 6:00 Ladies/Men s Bible Studies Solemn Assembly for GODfest Bible Study Tuesday, October 1 Mission Project: Haiti 9:00 English as a Second Language 9:30 Ladies Bible Study 11:30 Children s Hope Prayer Time 6:00 Narcotics Anonymous GROW College Bible Study Wednesday, October 2 9:00 English as a Second Language 1:00 MOMs Program 2:15 Baldwin Bible Study 4:45 First Family Dinner In the Image of Christ Bible Study 5:30 Sanctuary Orchestra Rehearsal Tutoring 5:45 Graded Children s Choirs Have A New Family By Friday Bible Study 6:00 First Family Prayer Time 6:30 Student Ministry: Powerhouse DivorceCare 6:35 Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal 6:45 Ejamat Prayer Time Thursday, October 3 9:00 Conversational English 10:00 Caregivers Support Group 5:30 Zumba Fitness Class 6:00 English as a Second Language Friday, October 4 6:45 Friday Morning Men s Group Saturday, October 5 Mission Project: Senegal 6:00 Narcotics Anonymous In Home Ministry Member :: Ben Harwell 48 Angels Court #15 Montgomery, Alabama Morning Worship (8:30 & 11:00 am) Be Still My Soul Sanctuary Orchestra Many Gifts, One Spirit Sanctuary Choir Offertory Solo Michele Lott Message Jay Wolf Evening Worship (6:15 pm) Shout for Joy! Regional Youth Choir Festival CrossRoads Broadcast Schedule 305 South Perry Street Montgomery, AL Watch the sermon at the time below or online at Frazer Channel 13 (Montgomery & Prattville) Brighthouse Channel 122 (Elmore County) Sunday, 1:30 pm (full hour) & 6:00 pm Tuesday, 7:30 pm Thursday, 9:30 am & 6:00 pm WSFA-TV Channel 12 Sunday, 10:30 am The Beacon (USPS # ) is published and printed weekly by First Baptist Church, 305 South Perry Street, Montgomery, Alabama Periodical postage paid at Montgomery, Alabama. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Beacon, 305 South Perry Street, Montgomery, Alabama FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH montgomery